Undergraduate Tuition & Fees


Understanding Your Tuition & Fees

We're here to help you understand and plan for your tuition and fees costs while attending the College of Charleston.

These are the estimated costs for an undergraduate student including per-credit-hour rates for in-state and out-of-state students. It also details additional mandatory fees such as those for library and technology access. (First-year students will pay a slightly less amount in library fees.)

Undergraduate Resident

Fall 2024 Spring 2025 Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees*

Hours Enrolled†Resident TuitionLibrary FeeTechnology FeeResident Total**
1$522.00$5.00$14.00$556.00
2$1,044.00$10.00$28.00$1,097.00
3$1,566.00$15.00$42.00$1,638.00
4$2,088.00$20.00$56.00$2,179.00
5$2,610.00$25.00$70.00$2,720.00
6$3,132.00$30.00$84.00$3,261.00
7$3,654.00$35.00$98.00$3,802.00
8$4,176.00$40.00$112.00$4,343.00
9$4,698.00$45.00$126.00$4,884.00
10$5,220.00$50.00$140.00$5,425.00
11$5,742.00$55.00$154.00$5,966.00
12-16$6,259.00$60.00$170.00$6,489.00
17$6,339.00$60.00$170.00$6,569.00
18$6,419.00$60.00$170.00$6,649.00
19$6,499.00$60.00$170.00$6,729.00
20$6,579.00$60.00$170.00$6,809.00
21$6,659.00$60.00$170.00$6,889.00

*These rates also apply to transient, auditing and visiting students.

**These totals are estimates, and DO NOT include course fees. 

†Part-time students (1-11 hours) includes $15.00 Part Time Fee.

Students registered for more than 16 credit hours are billed $80 for each additional credit hour for residents 


Resident First-Year Students

Fall 2024 Spring 2025 Resident First-Year Tuition and Fees*
Hours Enrolled†Resident TuitionLibrary FeeTechnology FeeResident Total**
1$522.00$2.50$11.00$550.50
2$1,044.00$5.00$22.00$1,086.00
3$1,566.00$7.50$33.00$1,621.50
4$2,088.00$10.00$44.00$2,157.00
5$2,610.00$12.50$55.00$2,692.50
6$3,132.00$15.00$66.00$3,228.00
7$3,654.00$17.50$77.00$3,763.50
8$4,176.00$20.00$88.00$4,299.00
9$4,698.00$22.50$99.00$4,834.50
10$5,220.00$25.00$110.00$5,370.00
11$5,742.00$27.50$121.00$5,905.50
12-16$6,259.00$30.00$130.00$6,419.00
17$6,339.00$30.00$130.00$6,499.00
18$6,419.00$30.00$130.00$6,579.00
19$6,499.00$30.00$130.00$6,659.00
20$6,579.00$30.00$130.00$6,739.00
21$6,659.00$30.00$130.00$6,819.00

*These rates also apply to transient, auditing and visiting students.

**These totals are estimates, and DO NOT include course fees. 

†Part-time students (1-11 hours) includes $15.00 Part Time Fee.

Students registered for more than 16 credit hours are billed $80 for each additional credit hour for residents 


Undergraduate Non-Resident

Fall 2024 Spring 2025 Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees*

Hours Enrolled†Non-Resident TuitionLibrary FeeTechnology FeeNon-Resident Total**
1$1,577.00$5.00$14.00$1,611.00
2$3,154.00$10.00$28.00$3,207.00
3$4,731.00$15.00$42.00$4,803.00
4$6,308.00$20.00$56.00$6,399.00
5$7,885.00$25.00$70.00$7,995.00
6$9,462.00$30.00$84.00$9,591.00
7$11,039.00$35.00$98.00$11,187.00
8$12,616.00$40.00$112.00$12,783.00
9$14,193.00$45.00$126.00$14,379.00
10$15,770.00$50.00$140.00$15,975.00
11$17,347.00$55.00$154.00$17,571.00
12-16$18,918.00$60.00$170.00$19,148.00
17$19,038.00$60.00$170.00$19,268.00
18$19,158.00$60.00$170.00$19,388.00
19$19,278.00$60.00$170.00$19,508.00
20$19,398.00$60.00$170.00$19,628.00
21$19,518.00$60.00$170.00$19,748.00

*These rates also apply to transient, auditing and visiting students.

**These totals are estimates, and DO NOT include course fees. 

†Part-time students (1-11 hours) includes $15.00 Part Time Fee.

Students registered for more than 16 credit hours are billed $120.00 for each additional hour for non residents


Non-Resident First-Year Students

Fall 2024 Spring 2025 Non-Resident First-Year Tuition and Fees*

Hours Enrolled†Non-Resident TuitionLibrary FeeTechnology FeeNon-Resident Total**
1$1,577.00$2.50$11.00$1,605.50
2$3,154.00$5.00$22.00$3,196.00
3$4,731.00$7.50$33.00$4,786.50
4$6,308.00$10.00$44.00$6,377.00
5$7,885.00$12.50$55.00$7,967.50
6$9,462.00$15.00$66.00$9,558.00
7$11,039.00$17.50$77.00$11,148.50
8$12,616.00$20.00$88.00$12,739.00
9$14,193.00$22.50$99.00$14,329.50
10$15,770.00$25.00$110.00$15,920.00
11$17347.00$27.50$121.00$17,510.50
12-16$18,918.00$30.00$130.00$19,078.00
17$19,038.00$30.00$130.00$19,198.00
18$19,158.00$30.00$130.00$19,318.00
19$19,278.00$30.00$130.00$19,438.00
20$19,398.00$30.00$130.00$19,558.00
21$19,518.00$30.00$130.00$19,678.00

*These rates also apply to transient, auditing and visiting students.

**These totals are estimates, and DO NOT include course fees. 

†Part-time students (1-11 hours) includes $15.00 Part Time Fee.

Students registered for more than 16 credit hours are billed $120.00 for each additional hour for non residents